Glossalit — the lit glossary

Rather than a glossary for a specific domain, this is for me to list various term thats pretty lit (in my opinion).

Aardvark
The aardvark (/ˈɑːrdvɑːrk/ ARD-vark; Orycteropus afer) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa.
The name "aardvark" is Afrikaans (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈɑːrtfark]), comes from earlier Afrikaans erdvark and means "earth pig" or "ground pig" (aarde: "earth/ground", vark: "pig"), because of its burrowing habits.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark
Avignon
A city in French.
Wiki: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Avignon
Catharsis
Catharsis (from Greek κάθαρσις, katharsis, meaning "purification" or "cleansing" or "clarification") is the purification and purgation of emotions through dramatic art, or it may be any extreme emotional state that results in renewal and restoration.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharsis
First encounter: Mousou Katharsis song from Megadimension Neptunia VII (https://vgmdb.net/album/52251)
Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa is Latin for "weeping". It is also a name that derives from Our Lady of Sorrows, a title given to Mary, mother of Jesus.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrimosa_(disambiguation)
First encounter: Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ys_VIII:_Lacrimosa_of_Dana)
Phantasmagoria
noun: (historical) A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theatre entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed.
Wiki: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phantasmagoria
First encounter: A Touhou game (https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Phantasmagoria_of_Flower_View)
Primogenitor
Noun: an ancestor, especially the earliest ancestor of a people; a progenitor.
Wiki: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/primogenitor
Primordial
From the Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”). Confer primordium and -al.
Adjective: first, earliest or original.
Noun: A first principle or element.
Wiki: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/primordial#English
Requiem
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead (Latin: Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead (Latin: Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem
果実
かじつ
kajitsu
Japanese term for "fruit"
Noun: In general, a product of plant growth useful to man or animals.
Noun: An end result, effect, or consequence; advantageous or disadvantageous result.
Wiki: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fruit#Noun
歴史
れきし
rekishi
Japanese term for "history"
The aggregate of past events.
Wiki: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%AD%B4%E5%8F%B2#Japanese
竜胆
リンドウ
rindou
Japanese word for Gentiana scabra, the Japanese gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), found in much of East Asia. The flowers bloom in mid-summer, autumn and are blue or dark blue in color.
English wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiana_scabra
Japanese wiki: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%82%A6